Water Flashcards
How many people do not have access to sanitation services that are necessary for reasonable health and hygiene
2.6 billion
How many people do not have access to drinking water
887 million people
What percent of adult human body is made up of water
65-75%
How many children die every year from diseases stemming from lack of water
1.5 million
What percentage of aquatic species has become extinct in the 20th century
20%
Water covers 70% of the earths surface, but how much of that is drinking water?
Less than 3 %
How long can water remain harmful to humans once polluted
2000 years
How much water does it take to grow a kilo of rice
1000L
Average daily water use in Ethiopia
5L
How many hours are spent each year in Africa
40 billion
Sanitation facilities would save health care systems in developing countries how much US dollars
4 billion
What is the moist significant medical advance since 1840
Sanitation
According to the UN poor sanitation hygiene and unsafe water claim ______ lives everyday
4000
Clean and safe lateines are critical to advancing a girls education
True
It is estimated 10 billion dollars was spent annually it would halve the number of people without basic sanitation
What Europeans spend on ice cream each year
5 effects of desert thirst
1) saliva thick
2) lump throat, difficult breathing
3) skin shrinks
4) hallucinogen
5) lips dissapear
Water scarcity
Demand higher than availability
Physical water scarcity
Not enough for everyone’s needs
Economic water scarcity
Finances limit access to water
Water issues
Every min 1 person in India die from a water related disease
1/6 don’t have water
4 people die every minute in the world
How much does n.a , Europe and developing countries use
105 gal
53 gal
1 gal
More water issues
4100 die of diahreea
90% are under 5
2.5 billion don’t have a toleit
443 million school days lost
How many people die each year from water born disease
2 million
How many veins and arteries do we have in our body
60k miles
How many people get sick each year from tap water
500k-7 million
What are we not removing from water
Bugs/ drugs
How many human chemicals are there
116k
What percentage is used for farming
5-10x more
Common pesticide in u.s
Atrazene
Where has atrazine been banned
Europe
How Is water delivered in delopij for countries
Private companies
How many children in Bolivia die
1/10
What rivers don’t flow
Colorado
How much money spent on bottled water
100 billion
How much a year do we need to spend to have safe water for the entire planet
30 billion
What is the global impact of water reservoir
Ecosystem alteration
How much does nestle pump out of streams a minute in Michigan
450 gallons per min
What did cola distribute to communities
Free fertilizer
